JLPT N2 · Noun

教養 (kyouyou)

教養 (きょうよう, kyouyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょうよう
Romaji: kyouyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement · noun

Example sentences

その医者は教養のある人だ。

The doctor is a man of culture.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 教養

教

teach, faith, doctrineキョウ・おし.える・おそ.わる · 11 strokes

養

foster, bring up, rearヨウ・リョウ・やしな.う · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 教養.

教室きょうしつclassroom教えるおしえるto teach教会きょうかいchurch教育きょういくeducation宗教しゅうきょうreligion教授きょうじゅprofessor教えおしえteaching教わるおそわるto be taught教科書きょうかしょtextbook助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor教きょう-ism (religion)教科きょうかsubject教訓きょうくんlesson教材きょうざいteaching materials

Source: JMdict entry 1237370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.